Rule 7001 Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Rule 7001 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure is about Types of Adversary Proceedings. It is under Part VII (Adversary Proceedings) of the Rules.

An adversary proceeding is governed by the rules in this Part VII. The following are adversary proceedings:

(a) a proceeding to recover money or property—except a proceeding to compel the debtor to deliver property to the trustee, a proceeding by an individual debtor to recover tangible personal property under § 542(a), or a proceeding under § 554(b), § 725, Rule 2017, or Rule 6002;

(b) a proceeding to determine the validity, priority, or extent of a lien or other interest in property—except a proceeding under Rule 3012 or Rule 4003(d);

(c) a proceeding to obtain authority under

§ 363(h) to sell both the estate’s interest in property and that of a co-owner;

(d) a proceeding to revoke or object to a discharge—except an objection under

§ 727(a)(8) or (a)(9), or § 1328(f);

(e) a proceeding to revoke an order confirming a plan in a Chapter 11, 12, or 13 case;

(f) a proceeding to determine whether a debt is dischargeable;

(g) a proceeding to obtain an injunction or other equitable relief—except when the relief is provided in a Chapter 9, 11, 12, or 13 plan;

(h) a proceeding to subordinate an allowed claim or interest—except when subordination is provided in a Chapter 9, 11, 12, or 13 plan;

(i) a proceeding to obtain a declaratory judgment related to any proceeding described in (a)–(h); and

(j) a proceeding to determine a claim or cause of action removed under 28 U.S.C.

§ 1452.